Government Shutdown - Page 143

January 11, 2019

Trump holding off on declaring national emergency on the border, calls on Democrats to fund wall

President Trump on Friday said he was holding off on declaring a national emergency on the border for the time being, and renewed his calls for Democrats to break the stalemate over the funding.

January 11, 2019

Congress approves measure to ensure federal workers are paid retroactively after shutdown

The House of Representatives voted to approve a Senate-passed measure to ensure federal workers furloughed during the ongoing partial government shutdown are paid retroactively when the government reopens, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk.

January 11, 2019

Trump sounds alarm over 'invasion' at southern border, after returning from Texas

President Trump said Friday that the immigration flow along the southern border amounts to an “invasion,” calling the situation “far worse” than people understand after returning from a visit to the front-lines in Texas. 

January 11, 2019

Dem Rep. Jayapal tells MSNBC Trump wants to 'make America pure' with no 'folks of color'

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed on MSNBC Thursday that President Trump's real agenda is to make “America pure” by not having immigrants or “folks of color” in the country and shutting down all legal immigration. 

January 11, 2019

Mark Penn: Voters want RESULTS not resistance from new Democratic majority

Results not resistance. That’s what I think the American public was expecting when they brought Democrats back into power in the House.

January 11, 2019

Marc Thiessen: This is the stupidest government shutdown in US history. When will Dems get smart about it?

Barring some miraculous breakthrough, on Saturday the current government shutdown will become the longest in American history. But it has already hit another historic milestone: It is, by far and away, the stupidest government shutdown in American history.

January 11, 2019

Shutdown fallout intensifies as federal workers miss first paychecks

The impact of the partial government shutdown intensified on Friday, as hundreds of thousands of federal workers missed their first paychecks since the funding lapse last month -- a situation putting rising pressure on Congress and the White House to reach an agreement to re-open shuttered agencies. 

January 11, 2019

Trump calls media 'bonkers' as he pushes his own shutdown narrative

Not since the Nixon days has there been such a virulent and relentless battle over which picture is closer to the truth.

January 10, 2019

The Democratic Party is running on fumes (and Trump knows it)

Political parties must have something positive to say along with the criticism of the other party’s positions. Voters know that we have no real discussion on Trump’s policies, just hyperbole, hysteria, and obstruction.

January 10, 2019

Trump says he has 'absolute right to declare a national emergency' in Fox News interview

President Donald Trump told Fox News on Thursday that he has "the absolute right to declare a national emergency" if he can't reach an agreement with congressional Democrats to provide funding for his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.